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I. G. PL'IsHER su E. M. BATES.

DOUBLE SHOVEL PLOW.

No. 76,786.I Patented Apr. 14, 18687.

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Be it known that we, I. G. FLrsHnn and EJM.. Barns, ot Stark county, Ohio, have inventedai'new and improved Double-Shovel Plough, and hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of our invention consists in providing the plough with an adjustable sole, by which any desired dip, no matter how slight the change, can be given to the plough without anyloss of motive-power; also, in providing the plough with a knife by which briers and weeds will be easily out and separated.

To enable others skilled in the art to make und use our invention, we will proceed to describe its construction and operation. l

The beams A A, the handles B B, ,andthe shovels C are made as in ordinary ploughs now in usc, but, instead of having the sole immovably fastened to theshovel, and always retaining the same relative position, as in Harmons patent, inour plough the sole E is fastened on a pivot or hinge-joint, at b, and curves up with the lower end ofthe beam, and passes thronghthe slide g, and is made adjustable by means of the nutsfh, or

by any other means which may be found convenient and efficient. vWe are thus able to give our plough any degree of dip; and when the point becomes worn off underneath, its tcndency'to run outoi' the groundjs easily counteracted by a turn of theA nutsfh, and this occasions no loss of the motive-power, as the position of the beam is not changed. y i

In Harmons patent, and others now in use, the dip of the plough' is increased by raising the guide-plates, which causes a downward drag against the ground, and a corresponding loss of motive-power. The self-adjusting swivel 7c, at the ends of the beam, dispenses with guide-plates,`which isla gain in simplicity of construction. The cutters or knives a a are so shaped, and arranged in connection withthe shovels, as to prevent the plough from becoming entangled in brers or weeds.

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is v 1. The adjustable sole D E, constructed and arranged substantally'as and for the purpose set forth.

2. We also claim, in combination with the adjustable sole D E, the slide g and the nutsfh, arranged and operating substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. We also claim the cutters or'knives a a, when used in combination with the shovel c, substantially as and for the purpose described.

'L G. FLISHER,

n. M. BATES.

Witnesses:

JoNAH WIGKERSHAM, J osnrn CoULsoN. 

